http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/11/06/cb12-committee-asks-dot-for-dyckman-greenway-connector-study/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:31:30 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/11/06/cb12-committee-asks-dot-for-dyckman-greenway-connector-study/comment-page-1/#comment-58682 Urbanis Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:23:05 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4892#comment-58682 JK, as one of those folks in Inwood, what I can say but thank you! JK, as one of those folks in Inwood, what I can say but thank you!

]]> http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/11/06/cb12-committee-asks-dot-for-dyckman-greenway-connector-study/comment-page-1/#comment-58661 JK Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:16:29 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4892#comment-58661 For New Yorkers, this is the most important news that Streetsblog has posted this week. This is a rare example of a new community board asking for something positive because of organized, and persistent, community action. The transportation reform movement is not paying nearly enough attention to community boards. This despite DOT doing much, much more in supportive community boards. The lower Manhattan CBs gets a new project every other week (Grand Street, 9th Ave cycletrack extension, Madison Square, Bway Blvd etc.) Elsewhere pre-reform thinking, like installing turning bays into shopping mall parking lots and refusing speed humps (Metropolitan Ave, Bklyn) is common because there is no organized reform voice. These folks in Inwood get huge credit for getting out and actually pushing in the community boards. Which, like it or not, are the recognized political forums in this city. For New Yorkers, this is the most important news that Streetsblog has posted this week. This is a rare example of a new community board asking for something positive because of organized, and persistent, community action. The transportation reform movement is not paying nearly enough attention to community boards. This despite DOT doing much, much more in supportive community boards. The lower Manhattan CBs gets a new project every other week (Grand Street, 9th Ave cycletrack extension, Madison Square, Bway Blvd etc.) Elsewhere pre-reform thinking, like installing turning bays into shopping mall parking lots and refusing speed humps (Metropolitan Ave, Bklyn) is common because there is no organized reform voice. These folks in Inwood get huge credit for getting out and actually pushing in the community boards. Which, like it or not, are the recognized political forums in this city.

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